Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Sawback Bayonet by Erfurt dated 1906 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Japanese Artwork & Posters The Kravics propeller hit indicator

The Kravics propeller hit indicator consisted of electric wiring wrapped around the critical area of the propeller blades

Overall length approximately 31 inches

After all these years we

This is an extremely rare example of a German WWII Kriegsmarine (Navy) Diver's Knife

The Bayonet comes with it's original scabbard shortened to the new length of the bayonet blade

Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Sawback Bayonet by Erfurt dated 1906 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Japanese Artwork & Posters The Kravics propeller hit indicatorOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1898 with the new Mauser bolt action infantry rifle the military adopted this long bayonet, the Seitengewehr (Sidearm) M1898. This longer bayonet gave an Infantryman the ability to bring a Cavalryman down from his horse, due to the bayonets long reach. Of course Cavalry was soon becoming a thing of the past and these long bayonets were being surpassed by different and shorter versions. At the start of WWI in 1914